AAA-CPAFeb. 13:Researching Tax Information Online
Presented by Annette Nellen, CPA, CGMA, Esq.
All tax research can be done online. Ideally, research is performed with both commercial and free resources. This webinar provides tips for effective tax research with an emphasis on free resources from governments and others. This presentation offers tips for finding and using both primary and secondary authorities for research of federal, state and local tax rules. Additionally, this webinar also provides tips on avoiding problems and dead-ends in research.

Feb. 20:Maneuvering the Online Marketplace and Managing Sales Tax
Presented by Joni Johnson-Powe, J.D., CPA
In your practice, you must protect yourself for all types of liabilities. There are unique needs of the dually licensed professional and the coverage for professional services rendered as an attorney and/or CPA. Hear from the source on the do's and don'ts when it comes to liability insurance practices.

CPA Practice AdvisorThe definition of what used to be a pass-through was an entity, such as a partnership or S-corporation that would file their own tax return, without a tax liability, and the income, or loss would pass-through to the partners or the shareholders as income or loss. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 included sole-proprietorships in the definition of pass-through companies.
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The HillMaryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said recently that he plans to sue over the tax law President Donald Trump signed in December, joining officials in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in planning a legal challenge.
Officials in high-tax states are arguing that the law's $10,000 cap on the state and local tax deduction is unconstitutional. The cap is particularly harmful to residents of blue states that tend to have higher taxes.READ MORE

The CPA JournalThe Tax Cut and Jobs Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump Dec. 22, 2017, and is the most comprehensive tax law change in decades. Far from the advertised simplicity, however, the TCJA introduces tremendous changes, and for many individuals it introduces considerable complexity.
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Bloomberg BNASix states that provide a deduction for federal taxes will look for ways to reduce an increased burden on taxpayers or to spend the extra loot stemming from the new federal tax law.
Taxpayers in Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana and Oregon can expect higher state tax bills because their federal income taxes will decrease as a result of the 2017 federal tax act.
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AccountingWEB Technology has become an essential component of everyday business life, and if you're an accounting professional, you're mainly looking at how it impacts financials, tax work and security.
To this end, Avalara Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Engineering Peter Horadan took the time to compile a list of the top three areas of most concern to accounting professionals that will be impacted by technology.
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